BooksAhhhh, vacation . . . Vacations provide us with an ocean of free time, time to rest, relax - and catch up on your reading! There's nothing quite like sitting on the beach with a good book, and deciding what to read on vacation is half the fun. If you are looking for some good "beach reading" for your Puerto Vallarta vacation, you've come to the right place!In Puerto Vallarta there are many bookstores, sidewalk coffee shops and cyber cafes scattered around Old Town, where you can find used books in English for sale and/or exchange. "Page In the Sun," across the street from Lazaro Cardenas Park, has a good selection, "The Book Store" on Carranza offers newly released English books and magazines, and the Los Mangos Public Library on the road to Pitillal has a nice English-language section plus quite a few magazines and newspapers.If you are staying in Nuevo Vallarta, stop by NVBookstore on the second floor of the Paradise Plaza Shopping Center for Best Sellers and newly released books in English.

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Gil Gevins Book Signing Party at Lucy's Cucu CabañaBanderas News TeamPuerto Vallarta's favorite author, Gil Gevins, who has been delighting readers for thirty some-odd years with his hilarious short stories and columns, has recently published his latest novel, '1967.' If you're in town, don't miss the book signing party at Lucy's Cucu Cabaña on December 21.Free eBook Offers Firsthand Account of Living in MexicoBanderasNews.comBest Places In The World To Retire recently announced the publication and availability for download of the free eBook, 'Our Year on the Road & Living in Mexico - Adventures, Challenges, Triumphs, Lessons Learned.' 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But good intentions often have adverse consequences when people unknowingly cut out key ingredients resulting in nutritional deficiencies. Dr. Susan Maples shares 10 easy ways to give your body what it really needs.Do Away with Allergy and Asthma Triggers in Your HomeBruce SerbinMay is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month in the US, and the kickoff of spring and summer wheezing and sneezing here in Mexico. While you may not be able to control the outdoor environment, you can take control of the inside of your home to reduce allergy triggers.10 Questions Patients Never, But Should Always, AskBanderasNews.comEmergency Medicine physician, Dr. Haselhorst identifies ten important questions he recommends people carry with them when they go to the hospital or see their doctors. They are designed to help them ask the right questions, make the right decisions, and achieve the best outcomes.Dr. Leslie Korn's Guide to the Food-Mood ConnectionBanderasNews.comIn her latest book, 'Nutrition Essentials for Mental Health: A Complete Guide to the Food-Mood Connection,' Dr. Leslie Korn provides clinicians with a practical guide to the complex relationship between what we eat and the way we think, feel, and interact with the world.Ed Schwartz: 'I Stole a Book'BanderasNews.comI stole a book. It was the only thing I ever stole in my life and it happened over 20 years ago. And I didn't steal this book lightly. I felt very guilty about it. Please don't condemn me as a thief until you read the reason why I had to commit this literary crime.James R. Callan to Speak at PV Writers' ConferenceBanderasNews.comJames R. Callan, author of a dozen books, will present a dynamic workshop on how to write novel dialog at the Puerto Vallarta International Writers' Conference. 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